Agenda item

Consideration was given to the above report.

(Mr Peter Hooley, the Northern Area Manager read out a written statement from Councillor G Walton, the Ward Councillor who was unable to attend the meeting in person to speak).

(Parish Councillor John Wright representing Plumley Parish Council, Rebecca Booth, a Planning Consultant representing the Objectors, Roy Spruce (the agent for the Applicant and Nigel Bennett, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the update reports, that the application be delegated to the Development Management and Building Control Manager for approval in consultation with the Vice Chairman and relevant Ward Councillor

1.     For the Development Management and Building Control Manager to consider the issues arising from the ecology survey and making an assessment against the test of the Habitats Directive, and if necessary determine appropriate mitigation.

2.     For Legal Services to ensure that CEC legal requirements are reflected with an agreement

For any maters considered anything other than minor or if legal requirements cannot be met the application will be brought back to Committee to allow members to reconsider the proposal.

Subject to the legal agreement including the following matters:-

·       All eight dwellings are to be made affordable, in perpetuity.  The dwellings shall be made available through a Cascade Provision to residents who have a Local Connection, as set out below.

It is recommended that the following Cascade Provision is incorporated into the legal agreement:

1.     Residents of Plumley

2.     Residents of adjoining parishes within Cheshire East

3.     Residents of parishes within Knutsford rural sub area as identified in the Council’s SHMA 2010.

4.     Residents of Knutsford

5.     Residents of Cheshire East.

Local Connection shall be defined as:

A person who has:

1. A minimum period of 5 years permanent residence in the relevant area of the Cascade Provision, or
2. A strong local connection including a period of residence of 5 years or more within the last ten years in the relevant area of the Cascade provision, or
3. A minimum period of 2 years permanent residence in the relevant area of the Cascade Provision, or
4. An essential functional need to live close to his or her work in the relevant area of the Cascade Provision

And priority shall be given to prospective occupiers in the order as set out above, provided that this is in accordance with the priorities set out in the Cascade Provision to ensure a prospective Occupier from the Parish shall take precedence over a prospective Occupier from an Adjoining Parish, as so forth through the categories contained within the Cascade Provision.

·       commuted sum of £24,000 to be paid to the Council in lieu of on site public open space

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.     A03FP      -  Commencement of development (3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

2.     A01AP      -  Development in accord with approved plans                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

3.     A02EX      -  Submission of samples of building materials                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

4.     A01GR      -  Removal of permitted development rights to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

5.     A22GR      -  Protection from noise during construction (hours of construction)                                                                                                                                                                                             

6.     A23GR      -  Pile Driving to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

7.     A17MC      -  Decontamination of land                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

8.     A04NC      -  Drainage details to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

9.     A17EX      -  Specification of window design / style (timber)                                                                                                                                                                                                                

10. A12EX      -  Fenestration to be set behind reveals                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

11. A10EX      -  Rainwater goods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

12. Lighting details to be approved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

13. Development carried out in accordance with Ecology statement                                                                                                                                                                                                   

14. Safeguarding breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

15. Details of features for breeding birds to be submitted

16. Submission of a Landscaping Scheme

17. Implementation and schedule of landscpae maintenance to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                        

(This was a change in the Officers original recommendation from one of approval to one of delegation).

(Prior to consideration of the following item Councilor B Burkhill left the meeting and did not return)

(Prior to consideration of the following item, Councillor B Livesley vacated the Chair and Councillor R West returned to the Chair).